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The Economy service in Japan Airlines is wonderful! Excellent entertainment TV service, super hawt, cute attendents (both Japanese and Americans), free alcohol, excellent desserts, and unlimited Japanese snacks!
Here's the dinner:
The night I arrived, I ate this really good special tempura near the Asakusa (sp?) Shrine. Notice the tempura is all mixed together with shrimps, clams, and vegetables.
Right on Tokyo the next day, Mike took me to the largest fish market in Japan. I think it is the only place you can see impolite and rude Japanese on Earth. They can literally run you over with their fish cart.
There is always the pearl behind the bad things. The raw fish restaurant next to the fish market has the best fresh fish I've ever had. It's juciy, 300% fresh, and soft. If I give an A to the New York City sushi, I give this fish bowl (below) A++++++++++++++++++. I'll also vote their clam miso soup Best Miso Soup on Earth! A group of young Cantonese tourists arrived soon after. They yelled and screamed for joy because this place is hidden behind some alleys.
In the afternoon, we went to the Tokyo Historical (Edo period) Museum. Mike makes a free tour guide here because he is a History major.
I had pork katsu (sp?) (fried pork) at night. It's a chain store but the food is really good. However, those ignorant Japanese business men (and women) smoke next to my table. And they don't have non-smoking area.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Japanese translation came out few days before I arrived. They told me it's a strange translation because the Japanese title is "Harry Potter and the Mysterious Prince". The reason is that using the literal "half-blood" word in Japanese sounds really awkward. It does not convey the same meaning as in English.
The 24/7 busy street in Shibuya.
At night, I ate Shabu-shabu (sp?) (hot pot) with Mike's friends.
The next day, I can't resist the good fish at the fish market. I went to a different store for more fish! This time I have sushi. The store I went to offers 20 kinds of raw tuna. I tried the super fat tuna, medium fat tuna, and the regular tuna. I like the medium fat tuna most. It's the most expensive meal on this tour, but I have at least 20 different kinds of seafood. 4,000 yen. (about $35 USD)
Therefore, my next lunch is reduced to -- two tiny buns and a can drink, with a total of ~600 yen ($5.50 USD) That doesn't mean these buns have bad quality. In fact, I got these buns from one of the most famous bakery in Ginza. Swamps of young girls and boys lineup outside this store for their red bean buns.
It was raining that afternoon in Tokyo. A picture of heavy shower when I was in Shinjuku Station.
I also went to Haneda airport to get some official ANA model airplanes.
Never heard of this muffin store in the US... avoiding Mrs. Fields Cookies copyright?
In front of the JR train that afternoon.
Dinner for the next day: a tempura bowl.
The tempura is not as good as I had the last time I visit this chain store. I guess it depends on the chef. Again, a much cheaper dinner because of that sushi lunch.
This is Suica, a cute penguin mascot for the new JR card.
It's everywhere in hallways and TV commercials.
A shrine/graveyard near the Ueno station. Very quiet and peaceful here. (no tourists)
Next photo update: Hong Kong food paradise: Indian curry, Hong Kong breakfast, afternoon tea, noodles, rice, candy, drinks, etc.~!~!~!
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Chicken wing (top left), sweet Hong Kong style toast (bottom) and Ice milk tea for $18 HKD ($2.10 USD)
The Economy service in Japan Airlines is wonderful! Excellent entertainment TV service, super hawt, cute attendents (both Japanese and Americans), free alcohol, excellent desserts, and unlimited Japanese snacks!
Here's the dinner:
The night I arrived, I ate this really good special tempura near the Asakusa (sp?) Shrine. Notice the tempura is all mixed together with shrimps, clams, and vegetables.
Right on Tokyo the next day, Mike took me to the largest fish market in Japan. I think it is the only place you can see impolite and rude Japanese on Earth. They can literally run you over with their fish cart.
There is always the pearl behind the bad things. The raw fish restaurant next to the fish market has the best fresh fish I've ever had. It's juciy, 300% fresh, and soft. If I give an A to the New York City sushi, I give this fish bowl (below) A++++++++++++++++++. I'll also vote their clam miso soup Best Miso Soup on Earth! A group of young Cantonese tourists arrived soon after. They yelled and screamed for joy because this place is hidden behind some alleys.
In the afternoon, we went to the Tokyo Historical (Edo period) Museum. Mike makes a free tour guide here because he is a History major.
I had pork katsu (sp?) (fried pork) at night. It's a chain store but the food is really good. However, those ignorant Japanese business men (and women) smoke next to my table. And they don't have non-smoking area.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Japanese translation came out few days before I arrived. They told me it's a strange translation because the Japanese title is "Harry Potter and the Mysterious Prince". The reason is that using the literal "half-blood" word in Japanese sounds really awkward. It does not convey the same meaning as in English.
The 24/7 busy street in Shibuya.
At night, I ate Shabu-shabu (sp?) (hot pot) with Mike's friends.
The next day, I can't resist the good fish at the fish market. I went to a different store for more fish! This time I have sushi. The store I went to offers 20 kinds of raw tuna. I tried the super fat tuna, medium fat tuna, and the regular tuna. I like the medium fat tuna most. It's the most expensive meal on this tour, but I have at least 20 different kinds of seafood. 4,000 yen. (about $35 USD)
Therefore, my next lunch is reduced to -- two tiny buns and a can drink, with a total of ~600 yen ($5.50 USD) That doesn't mean these buns have bad quality. In fact, I got these buns from one of the most famous bakery in Ginza. Swamps of young girls and boys lineup outside this store for their red bean buns.
It was raining that afternoon in Tokyo. A picture of heavy shower when I was in Shinjuku Station.
I also went to Haneda airport to get some official ANA model airplanes.
Never heard of this muffin store in the US... avoiding Mrs. Fields Cookies copyright?
In front of the JR train that afternoon.
Dinner for the next day: a tempura bowl.
The tempura is not as good as I had the last time I visit this chain store. I guess it depends on the chef. Again, a much cheaper dinner because of that sushi lunch.
This is Suica, a cute penguin mascot for the new JR card.
It's everywhere in hallways and TV commercials.
A shrine/graveyard near the Ueno station. Very quiet and peaceful here. (no tourists)
Next photo update: Hong Kong food paradise: Indian curry, Hong Kong breakfast, afternoon tea, noodles, rice, candy, drinks, etc.~!~!~!
Sneak Preview:
Chicken wing (top left), sweet Hong Kong style toast (bottom) and Ice milk tea for $18 HKD ($2.10 USD)